News & Articles on Renewable Energy
My specialty is wind energy, but I have worked with all forms of renewable energy. Over the years I’ve written about a number of renewable technologies, including solar and geothermal energy. In recent years I’ve focused on comprehensive renewable energy policies that develop a mix of renewable resources. I’ve also written about our use of fossil fuels and nuclear power.
WWEA: Paris defines 100% renewable energy as the new normal
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Stefan Gsänger
This is the paradigm shift we have been working for, and now it is even part of the official UN climate change agreement, supported by all governments of the world. In other words: Paris has in fact defined 100 % renewable energies as the achievable, the new normal!
Paris defines 100% renewable energy as the new normal
By
Stefan Gsänger
The UN Climate Change Conference COP21 ended last weekend with 195 governments agreeing on a new climate treaty, and this Paris agreement is a big breakthrough! . . What makes me so confident is the fact that Paris has started a fundamental paradigm shift, away from the failed Kyoto protocol with its failed goal to set up a globally binding emission limit through carbon cap & trade systems.
The international perception of the Energiewende
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Arne Jungjohann
However, the international Energiewende reporting makes me want to rub my eyes. If one is to believe those reports, industry is fleeing because energy costs are going through the roof.
From Vision to Law – San Diego Adopts Legally Binding Climate Action Plan With Provision for 100% Renewable Electricity
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he City of San Diego voted today to approve the Mayor’s Opens external link in new windowClimate Action Plan, which establishes a legally binding goal to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2035. A cornerstone of the plan, among other measures, is a target to procure 100% renewable electricity community wide by 2035.
Being clean and green comes with a cost
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Dalton Mcguinty
A big reason Canada has residual credibility in the climate change talks is because shutting down Ontario coal plants was the biggest single CO2 reduction in all of North America.
Alberta Look to Germany to reach renewable energy target
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Rob Harlan
In 2000, the German government launched its Renewable Energy Sources Act. This visionary initiative enabled Germany to increase its percentage of renewable electricity from six to 31 in only 15 years.
